Starting October 1, 2017, Delta is bringing you free mobile messaging so you can stay in touch with friends, family, and colleagues while onboard. Never miss an important conversation while on a Delta flight. Free Messaging will be available on Delta Wi-Fi enabled flights for use with iMessage, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp. Ensure that you…
Airline customers have been hit with major disruption after computer check-in systems failed across the globe. Frustrated passengers reported problems at London Gatwick, Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Reagan Airport in Washington DC, Singapore, Zurich, Melbourne and Johannesburg… on Thursday morning after firms using Amadeus Altea software were hit with issues. The software is used…
Budget airline Ryanair cancelled another 18,000 flights on Wednesday, deepening its woes over its mismanagement of pilots’ holiday schedules. The Irish carrier, Europe’s biggest by passengers carried, says 34 routes will be suspended from November to March 2018, affecting some 400,000 customers who have already booked flights. Under the airline’s slower growth plan, some 18,000…
A Mirage 2000N from the French military mission Barkhane which missed its takeoff from the airport Hassan Djamouss, this morning at 7:55 local time. The plane crashed into the airport wall next to the Ministry of Public Works before catching fire. The two pilots on board were able to eject from the aircraft in time, one…
Most easyJet flights are short enough that you can usually stave off boredom with a book and an expensive beer, but in-flight entertainment could soon be part and parcel of your airfare. Instead of retrofitting planes with seatback screens, easyJet is going down the increasingly popular route of launching a bring-your-own-device entertainment service. Connect your…
The Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre has upgraded the Aviation warning for Bali’s Mt Agung to Orange, up from Yellow. Some experts believe the volcano could erupt within hours. The Indonesian Government is also making plans in the event that Mt Agung erupts, such as extending tourists visas for those that may become stranded, and…
An Etihad Airways captain died after becoming “incapacitated” during a flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Kuwait. “Etihad Airways is saddened to report the death of one of its pilots onboard flight EY 927, a freighter service from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam,” the airline said in a statement.…
In 2012 JustPlanes spent a week filming in the cockpit of PIA Pakistan International Airlines fleet. Highlights are the very special flights into the extreme airports of GILGIT and SKARDU. Of Historic value are the flights on aircraft that are no longer in the fleet such as the Airbus A310, Boeing 737-300 and specially the…
A woman on a flight to Los Angeles International Airport was dragged off a Southwest plane Tuesday night by two police officers after claiming she was deathly allergic to two dogs on the flight. Video shows the woman being forcibly removed by two law enforcement officers. She can be heard yelling, “Don’t touch me,” and…
